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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

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Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "million british pounds" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • ",000,000" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "dormant account" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • kambora@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Mr kambora paul <kambora_at22@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: kambora23@myway.com
Date: Wed, 4 Jun 2008 09:03:31 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: From Mr kambora Paul


From Mr kambora Paul

Address: #8 Mitchley Road Tottenham London N17
9HG Occupations: External Auditor
Hello,Very Urgent And
Confidential

Do accept my sincere apologies if my mail does not meet your personal
thics although, I wish to use this medium to get in touch with you
first because it's fastest means. I am an extenal
auditor of a well
known Bank here in the united Kingdom In one of our peroidic
auditing
I discorved a dormant accounts with holding balance of 25,000,000
(Twentyfive Million British Pounds) which has not been operated for the

past three years.

From my investigations and confirmations, the owner
of this account, a foreigner by name Mr.
Gregory .B.Wilson died in
plane crash in July 19,2003 and since then nobody has done anything as
regards the claiming of this money because he has no family members who

are aware of the existence of neither the account nor the funds.I have
secretly discussed this matter with a
top senior minister official of
the federal ministry of finance here and we have agreed to find a
reliable foreign partner to deal with us, although due to his possition

he did not want to take active part but as soon as you follow my
instructions everything will be successfull
because we will be working
hand in hand with him We thus propose to do business with you,
Standing
in as the next of kin of these funds from the deceased and after due
legel processes have been followed the fund will be released to your
account without delay and we will use
it for investment and to assist
the less privelaged in the society because if we left the fund with the

government it will be fortified for nothing and will be used to
suppress the poor masses in the society. This transaction is totally
free of risk and troubles as the fund is
legitimate and does not
originate from drug, money laundry,

terrorism or any other illegal
act, So you should provide me with your correct account detail where
you will like the fund to be transferred even an empty account is ok.
At the conclussion of the transfer you will take 35%,5% will be for any

expenses both parties incurred in the
process of this business and the
remaining 60% will be for me.

As soon as I hear from you and upon
your strong assurance that you will not let me down once the fund goes
into your account I will then start the processing of the transfer of
the fund
to your account without further delay You should send the

a/c information as stated
below.......together with
your telephone
number both Home,
Office & Cell phone for easier &
faster
communication. Bank
Name...........
Bank Address.........
A/C
Name..............
A/C
Number...............
Swift
Code..................
Your
Telephone................
Routing
Number..................
State
Country................
I look forward
to hear from you as soon as possible if you are interested.
Yours,
Paul.
This is my privet email: <kambora@myway.com>

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